The Movie Quote Game

Paul Tauger · January 7th, 2008, 01:29 AM

No, though you're getting a little warmer. Okay, hear's another line that will probably give it away:

"Then one day I hear 'Reach for it, mister.' I spun around, and there I was standing face to face with a six year old kid. Well, I just laid down my guns and walked away. Little b-----d shot me in the a--."

Jonathan Jones · January 7th, 2008, 02:02 AM

Okay..... since you put it that way.... You are now quoting a line spoken by Gene Wilder in the jailhouse scene of "Blazing Saddles" as he recounts why he left his quick-draw gun-slinging days behind. You're right. That last quote was a giveaway

Though I must admit that I still can't place the lines you posted earlier anywhere in the movie. (and I've probably seen that movie 2 dozen times... but its been awhile...although I still remember the stock number of the VHS copy we stocked in the video store I worked at in the late 80's.)

-Jon

Paul Tauger · January 7th, 2008, 02:13 AM

You got it. I just got the HD DVD of Blazing Saddles as part of Toshiba's HD DVD player promotion, so it was fresh in my mind. The lines were spoken by Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr.

Here they are in context -- I'll bet you remember them now:

Hedley Lamarr: My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Taggart: God darnit, Mr. Lamarr, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore.

Hedley Lamarr: My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention.
Taggart: Ditto.
Hedley Lamarr: "Ditto?" "Ditto," you provincial putz?

And I just realized -- I gave the wrong clue earlier, as "poisonous" referred to Governor William J. Le Petomane (Le Ptomaine), who was, of course, played by Mel Brooks.

Jonathan Jones · January 8th, 2008, 12:36 AM

Thanks for clarifying that quote, Paul. I would never have gotten it without your 2nd quote post. A great selection.

My turn.

Okay, so I'm only going to post the first 3/4ths of this following quote since the last part would be a total giveaway.

Here it is:

"This business is a living organism, multiplying constantly, surrounded by predators. There's no room for idle time or second guessing. New discoveries are made hourly. New ideas are ready to be devoured, redefined."

-Jon

Paul Tauger · January 8th, 2008, 06:29 PM

No one got it yet? I think I know it, but I trust that someone else will get it. ;)

Jonathan Jones · January 8th, 2008, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Tauger

No one got it yet? I think I know it, but I trust that someone else will get it. ;)

Ahh, just go for it, Paul. And extra bonus points* to you if you state where in the film the quote is spoken.

-Jon

*The awarding and recognition of points in this game is completely arbitrary and founded on imagination. The perceived value of such points, though unrelated to market activity can generally be considered on the valuation table to be somewhere between 70's era fuzzy dice, and the door prize from Bingo night.

Paul Tauger · January 8th, 2008, 07:00 PM

Do you mean that my trust is misplaced? Wouldn't that make it . . . . Antitrust?

Jonathan Jones · January 8th, 2008, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Tauger

Do you mean that my trust is misplaced? Wouldn't that make it . . . . Antitrust?

That was awesome. Antitrust is correct.

Your turn, sir.

-Jon

Paul Tauger · January 9th, 2008, 01:12 PM

Okay, here we go:

"The strangeness of this life cannot be measured: in trying to produce my own death, I was elevated to the status of a living hero."

Jonathan Jones · January 9th, 2008, 01:18 PM

Shot in the dark here. I will offer the first of 3 movies I suspect this might be from:

"Constantine"

-Jon

Paul Tauger · January 9th, 2008, 02:00 PM

Interesting guess, but very, very cold.

Mark Bournes · January 9th, 2008, 02:09 PM

is it "The Crow?"

Jonathan Jones · January 9th, 2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Bournes

is it "The Crow?"

That was going to be my second guess - but judging from how cold my earlier one was, I suspect it isn't "The Crow" either.

If it's not, than my 3rd guess is:

"Gladiator"

-Jon

Paul Tauger · January 9th, 2008, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Bournes

is it "The Crow?"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan Jones

That was going to be my second guess - but judging from how cold my earlier one was, I suspect it isn't "The Crow" either.

If it's not, than my 3rd guess is:

"Gladiator"

-Jon

Sorry -- getting colder.

Sean Skube · January 9th, 2008, 03:35 PM

Pauly Shore is Dead? that's just a total shot in the dark, cause I've never even seen it. Also, the line sounds familiar, so that probably means I'm wrong.

January 7th, 2008, 02:02 AM	#1007
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	Okay..... since you put it that way.... You are now quoting a line spoken by Gene Wilder in the jailhouse scene of "Blazing Saddles" as he recounts why he left his quick-draw gun-slinging days behind. You're right. That last quote was a giveaway Though I must admit that I still can't place the lines you posted earlier anywhere in the movie. (and I've probably seen that movie 2 dozen times... but its been awhile...although I still remember the stock number of the VHS copy we stocked in the video store I worked at in the late 80's.) -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

January 8th, 2008, 12:36 AM	#1009
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	Thanks for clarifying that quote, Paul. I would never have gotten it without your 2nd quote post. A great selection. My turn. Okay, so I'm only going to post the first 3/4ths of this following quote since the last part would be a total giveaway. Here it is: "This business is a living organism, multiplying constantly, surrounded by predators. There's no room for idle time or second guessing. New discoveries are made hourly. New ideas are ready to be devoured, redefined." -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

January 9th, 2008, 01:18 PM	#1015
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	Shot in the dark here. I will offer the first of 3 movies I suspect this might be from: "Constantine" -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

January 9th, 2008, 02:09 PM	#1017
Mark Bournes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jupiter, FL Posts: 565	is it "The Crow?" __________________ Mark www.sharkvp.com

January 7th, 2008, 01:29 AM	#1006
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	No, though you're getting a little warmer. Okay, hear's another line that will probably give it away: "Then one day I hear 'Reach for it, mister.' I spun around, and there I was standing face to face with a six year old kid. Well, I just laid down my guns and walked away. Little b-----d shot me in the a--."

January 7th, 2008, 02:13 AM	#1008
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	You got it. I just got the HD DVD of Blazing Saddles as part of Toshiba's HD DVD player promotion, so it was fresh in my mind. The lines were spoken by Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr. Here they are in context -- I'll bet you remember them now: Hedley Lamarr: My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. Taggart: God darnit, Mr. Lamarr, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore. Hedley Lamarr: My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention. Taggart: Ditto. Hedley Lamarr: "Ditto?" "Ditto," you provincial putz? And I just realized -- I gave the wrong clue earlier, as "poisonous" referred to Governor William J. Le Petomane (Le Ptomaine), who was, of course, played by Mel Brooks.

January 8th, 2008, 06:29 PM	#1010
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	No one got it yet? I think I know it, but I trust that someone else will get it. ;)

January 8th, 2008, 07:00 PM	#1012
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	Do you mean that my trust is misplaced? Wouldn't that make it . . . . Antitrust?

January 9th, 2008, 01:12 PM	#1014
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	Okay, here we go: "The strangeness of this life cannot be measured: in trying to produce my own death, I was elevated to the status of a living hero."

January 9th, 2008, 02:00 PM	#1016
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	Interesting guess, but very, very cold.

January 9th, 2008, 03:35 PM	#1020
Sean Skube Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 156	Pauly Shore is Dead? that's just a total shot in the dark, cause I've never even seen it. Also, the line sounds familiar, so that probably means I'm wrong.